Stone City Wall
Last updated 2026-10-11 — In the ninth year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty, when the Taiping Rebellion general Shi Dakai attacked Baoqing Prefecture, he stationed his troops here and constructed this city wall. It is said that the Qing army launched over ten assaults with ten times the manpower but was repelled by the Taiping forces each time. Nearby place names such as "Dull Blade Pass" and "Bloodshed Bridge" are remnants of the battlefield.
Stone City Wall
In the ninth year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty, when the Taiping Rebellion general Shi Dakai attacked Baoqing Prefecture, he stationed his troops here and constructed this city wall. It is said that the Qing army launched over ten assaults with ten times the manpower but was repelled by the Taiping forces each time. Nearby place names such as "Dull Blade Pass" and "Bloodshed Bridge" are remnants of the battlefield.
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